Moon Safari - Himlabacken Vol. 2 [Full Album]

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[@mikepearse5907]

Several times while listening to this, I had to sit back and just shake my head in awe of the soundscapes, harmonies, time signatures, the virtuosity...saying, at one point to my wife, "My ears are so happy right now!" Please come to Canada. We'll give you a reception as warm and welcoming as Japan's! Thanks for creating new music, Moon Safari!

[@codekhalil6437]

Agreed my friend

[@klausschlichting1591]

The CD was quote hard to get and expensive, but is worth every pennt.

[@jonocrawfs1381]

Great album but the opener is an absolute killer…..! The stacked vocals and intricate Time Signatures, so 80s yet so fresh…Heaven Hill just gone into my Spotify Playlist

[@stefanandersson5862]

Love this shit 😂😂😂 best i have heard in many many years 🎉🎉🎉

[@MatteoLee-99]

"Teen Angel Meets the Apocalypse" gives me the biggest surprise in 2023. It's absolutely an epic which balances progressiveness without sacrificing the melody. The symphonic arrangement, use of synthesizers and memorable piano harmonies unfold brilliant scenarios for me. My idea is a story of a youth breaking the old world order alone. Thank you for bringing me such a wonderful experience at the end of 2023. Hope more people can find this musical cornucopia.

[@styxer888]

We only finally wanted another great Moon Safari album, but all we got is the absolute pinnacle of joy and the best possible experience of listening to music in our lifetime. The healthiest and cheapest drug available. Thankful to live exactly in this moment of time... (Quite many Easter Eggs in the lyrics)

[@wifflebat14]

To your point about this being a drug, I said something similar when I first heard Blomljud. It's the musical equivalent of Valium, just makes you feel relaxed and happy 😊

[@loweffortproductions1985]

I have been waiting SO long for new music from this band. Holy shit. I am ecstatic rn

[@mrt3959]

Me too! Finally!

[@MyChannel--]

Hey guys! Each of you individually is unknown to most people in the world. But together you are a great magical force! We are expecting new cool music from the GROUP! Don't disband the group, don't go into solo projects. How many amazing bands have been closed due to disagreements within. Don't become one of them. We need you!

[@ReelnRockn]

Major WOW! Just listened to "Teen Angel Meets the Apocalypse" and I am blown away! Love you guys. ♥

[@fourcornersguy]

OMG! What an amazing album. Every minute of it is a joy to listen to. With songs and movements ranging from somber melodies to triumphant outbursts and every beautiful sound in between, Moon Safari has created one of the century's greatest musical masterpieces. Not a note misplaced, not a song that wasn't sung to perfection. This album is by far the crowning achievement for a band that has consistently created great music. So worth the wait.

[@stefanandersson5862]

Ja...vad säger man? Inte var dag man upptäcker ny musik. Tack till A.C.T. som länkade till Moon Safari🙏. Jag är ganska kräsen när det gäller musik...gillar band som ACT, TOTO, ELO, SAGA, KANSAS, DREAM THEATER och det mesta med Göran Edman. Fantastiskt bra!!!!

[@VKxSS]

Bro, Im very particular about my music too, and I love everything you just mentioned. However I didnt know Göran Edman. I just checked it out and WOW its like racer-x meets opd dream theater. Thank you for mentioning his name!!! If you dont know these guys check them out. Circus Maximus -The first chapter. All their albums are great you cant go wrong. Also Chester Desmond - Stay. The guitarist from A.C.T (Ola) is in this band, not sure of the other members. Enjoy!

[@rodonronaldo3928]

We waited 10 years and the reward is great

[@Door1]

Come on everybody: Share this band with everyone you know and get these guys the recognition they deserve.

Just amazing.

[@minmodulation]

IM SO HAPPY ITS BEEN 84 YEARS

[@Exploderize]

We are so back

[@ChrisChoi123]

I know it's quite premature to make such a claim, but i think this is perhaps the greatest record they have put out. Yes, even better than blomljud or doorway to summer. It's so mature, so fun, and even a bit dark at times. It's so good

[@AProgressiveRockFanatic]

There really is nothing like MOON SAFARI, what a rich and varied feast of sounds, textures, moods. Uplifting, joyous, thoughtful, honest, positive! So glad to hear this and to realize the spirit of MOON SAFARI continues!

[@charlespancamo9771]

Yea there is. They're called YES.

[@AProgressiveRockFanatic]

YES is YES, and MOON SAFARI is inimitably MOON SAFARI.@@charlespancamo9771

[@LilHaseProductions]

@@charlespancamo9771 Moon Safari nails most other bands in choral sections and meticulous vocal arrangements that surpass Yes imo. I love the choir bits in South Side of the Sky or Starship Trooper, Close to the Edge etc, but Moon Safari attention to fine details within sophisticated harmonic structure is nothing short of masterwork. Each to their own, Remember, Yes had only been doing it for 4-5 years at that point. Moon Safari's 20.

[@TerryKrysinski]

Yes hasn't written anything near this good in decades.@@charlespancamo9771

[@TownCryer8]

Blood Moon is one of the coolest songs you guys have put out! Amazing album!

[@theheepster]

Fantastic album. My album of the year 2023. It proves once again that prog music doesn't have to be fricky and that prog can be really catchy. Ok of course it's not classic prog, but who cares with such great music. Greetings from Germany🇩🇪❤

[@RazorRazer]

Epilog is such a wonderful closer!! it really feels like you are graduating from school, but also saying goodbye to your youth as a whole ♥

[@moonsafariofficial]

That’s exactly the feeling we were trying to deliver. It sounded like that when we all graduated from school into our summer breaks! We all did that in the same church in Mountain Village!

[@carlosmiguel-ld4rz]

@@moonsafariofficial you guys are too great! So happy to "meet" you again

[@syjwg]

​@moonsafariofficial Ha ha! "Mountain Village". I see what you did there! I'm also from "She Left You". I'm so sorry that I missed your Sara concert. Fantasic album!

[@miavelvet]

As a 0,5% your best fan (according to spotify) this is my new favorite album of yours so far (Lover's End is my ex now lol). When people ask which band is my favorite, during last 3 years i answered Moon Safari and this new album probably won't change it for the next few years or more. Your stuff have the best things i love in music but also combines all the decades of prog in one (60s+70s+80s+90s+00s, a bit of everything). Your music gives me nostalgia vibes and childhood memories for some reason but also feel modern and fresh. Some people say that your music isn't prog enough but it is always prog enough for me, it is interesting to me all the time and small details save even the songs i consider the least favorite, thats why every song of yours is in my playlist. As an electric guitar music fan (and player) i wanna mention that guitar solos got better on this one and also there are more of them which i really love, sax solo was great too, good job Jamison Smeltz! Your music often puts me into tears and this one is not an exception (last part of Teen Angel Meets the Apocalypse got me). Hope to see you performing live in Estonia one day, Love you Moon Safari!

[@MrStrawberry86]

This release is absolute killer up there with their best work. One of the best bands in the world right now

[@wifflebat14]

Absolutely. If someone asked me who the best band in the world is right now, I would say Moon Safari or The Dear Hunter. Just incredible

[@stefanandersson5862]

Best band is probably DT. But the best album is definitely Himlabacken ❤❤

[@IllumeEltanin]

Gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous. I’m strictly a listener; my opinion carries no weight anywhere. But this is definitely my AOTY. Now, if I could only find a free site with the lyrics (and translation into English where necessary), I’ll be ecstatic.

[@moonsafariofficial]

The lyrics are in the video :)

[@IllumeEltanin]

@@moonsafariofficial , ah… I put on the video via Bluetooth headphones and listened while doing other things. This time I’ll keep phone in hand while listening and watch the video as well.

[@IllumeEltanin]

@@moonsafariofficial, I think I’m going to have to bring up the video on my laptop and forego better sound. The print for the lyrics is too small for these 63-year old eyes on my phone, even with my bifocals on. 😢

[@IllumeEltanin]

@@moonsafariofficial, wait. Wait, wait, wait… Is Blood Moon somehow related to the University of Florida? Gators, snakes, panthers, Lake Alice??? And Gainesville mentioned by name? As someone who lived and worked on campus for seven years, I would love to hear the backstory on that.

[@frankball8378]

Wow! Great album ... welcome back Moon Safari ❤

[@richardwoodhouse8404]

This was my 1st album by this band, WOW blown away with the vocals, musicianship and melodies, Teen angel and A lifetime to love are the 2 best song of this year by any artist ❤ Looking forward to checking out the other albums.

[@moonsafariofficial]

Thanks!❤️

[@TheWolfboy512]

Fantastic band, I saw them live last night at Trading Boundaries (West Sussex, U.K) Great evening & Moon Safari were incredible.

[@ianwheeler8764]

Some of the best vocal arrangements I have ever heard from a prog band. Beautiful!

[@MattJLA]

I swear these guys are musical therapy, everything is just so damn happy sounding I can't help but smile :D

[@linne1962]

One of the best albums I`ve ever heared in my lifr and I heared quite a lot...It`s in my Top 10 Lifetimelist....Absolute surprising end to 2023---give us more of that quality in the future!!!

[@thomasbeck2934]

Can’t wait to own this one!!!!! BUY the music. Support this great band!

[@mellotronin54]

Going to the London gig on Sunday . Looking forward to it more than most .

[@redtiger676]

Great album. Been listening to Moon Safari for many years now. Hopefully the next album doesn't take 10 years!

[@valenaugur5315]

Been having a tough couple of weeks and the sheer positivity of the harmony and the melodies have been really uplifting. This album is the most excited I've been about music this year. Superb craftsmanship in the song structures too.

[@PlayStationProductions]

Meilleur musique du monde J'arrête pas de l'écouter quand je suis chez moi avec ma famille Cette musique sera nostalgique pour moi dans 10 ans ❤❤❤❤

[@AlanKey86]

I've been listening to "Emma, Come On" a lot Glad to hear the album! Favourite track on 1st listen through is "lood Moon" :)

[@stuartwigmore3738]

So many bands focus on shredding and showing off technique - don’t get me wrong you guys can do all that, but your great tunes and harmonies are front and centre - that’s what music is all about. You guys have such a unique sound, and this is such a sonically and musically uplifting album. A great achievement that’s been worth the wait. Don’t leave it so long next time! Oh, and come and play in the uk soon

[@JozoTm]

Absolutely brilliant. Someone recommended Moon Safari on a discord I am in back in January 2022. And I have been a massive fan ever since. I’m so happy to have some new Moon Safari tunes to listen to, because I just knew there would be one or two songs that would make it into my top 100 songs list on the new album. Teen Angel Meets the Apocalypse is your most unique song yet, it is vastly different from everything else you’ve done before. It’s heavier and reminds me a lot of Dream Theater. Love it love it love it! A Lifetime to Learn How to Love is close to perfect… Masterpiece of a song that I have cried to more than once. It reminds me of Ghost of Flowers Past, which is my absolute favorite of yours. (It’s in fact currently 9th on my top 100 songs list) Of course I love the rest of the album as well, no weak songs at all! Thank you for these amazing pieces of music, from the bottom of my heart. Tack så mycket ❤

[@redstrat1234]

The only thing to do at the end of the album is to immediately play it again. A remarkable piece of work. If you like this, I think you'll like Pendragon - these tracks are amazing : Masters of Illusion, Paintbox and As good as gold all from the Masquerade Overture album. I think you will be delighted with this very melodic prog.

[@EixtremeDrummer]

Hi guys, I needed to replay Blood Moon over and over again!!! Thanks for your amazing music.

[@josh371]

This album is beyond amazing. As are the people behind it. Others have already applauded it better than I can. So I'll just leave it at this.

[@Daig_O]

The first song reminds me of the excitement of the live show in Tokyo six years ago. Can’t wait for next May!

[@LilHaseProductions]

and by the way, me and my wife have the rare opportunity of being in Osaka this year and are of course going to go see our favorite band Moon Safari. You'll see a white guy headbanging without a care in the world who knows all the words to every song finally witnessing his favorite band IRL. Never thought I would see Moon Safari and I can't wait! (P.S I know it's not on the setlist but Other Half of The Sky, Methuselah's, Doorway or We Spin The World would be glorious)

[@MyChannel--]

Welcome back! 🎉

[@drpez12]

There's only a handful of bands that have gone on decade-long hiatus and returned with an album of absolute bangers like these. WELCOME BACK!!!

[@moonsafariofficial]

Many thanks!

[@damarisaraneda9080]

Gracias por este hermoso destello de luz

[@SeriouslyLarry]

Just discovered this band & this album. I've been trying to find newer prog bands I might like as much as my 70s prog heroes. This is way different than the other neo-prog bands & what I was expecting. Initially I thought "Journey meets Survivor, ugh!". But then I heard Teen Angel. Wow! Just wow!! Oh it's prog, just not in a way I expected. I agree with the above comment that it's nostalgic while still being fresh & modern! How do you do it?! Also I've played guitar for 50+ years & the guitar playing on this is mind-blowingly fantastic. I love players that can use shred technique melodically, musically & in service to the song rather than showing off. This is the best example of that kind of playing I've heard in decades. That guy is breathtakingly spectacular!! Please do a 20 guitar-based instrumental in the future!!! Your music is so positive, uplifting & magical!! There are people like me who are experiencing the lowest point in their lives & your music makes a REAL impact!! I wanted you to know that your music makes a real difference in people's lives! Thanks for that!!

[@pettersandstrom1275]

Moon Safari loves Journey - Escape and Survivor - Vital Signs. Doesn’t everybody? 😁

[@TractorCountdown]

With the right script I reckon this would make a great musical - it's proper West End material.

[@Nodle66]

Very beautiful, this album is a real Christmas gift.

[@ConceptJunkie]

I hate to have to wait so long for this release, but it is so worth the wait. But you guys have returned with your strongest release ever. It's amazing!

[@mikaelsnare]

Wow! Stort tack till Prog report, hade inte hört talas om er tidigare. Hoppas att ni kommer till Finland i något skede!

[@visualizeprog2874]

Excellent album full of beautiful sounds and interesting twists and turns. One of the best of 2023.

[@seperdeg8622]

E P I C !!!!!!!!

[@th3gimp17]

And just like that Moon Safari is one of my favorite bands again on full rotation. Love this start to finish!! Ill need a few more playthroughs to fully digest, but WOW 👌 👏

[@th3gimp17]

After a few more playthroughs, this is my favorite Moon Safari album other than Lovers End. Teen Angel Meets the Apocalypse might be my favorite song by them other than "A Kid Called Panic" -- more of this direction, please! Showed it to every Dream Theater fan I know and they were mega impressed. It's a total epic journey.

[@piotrkrygier141]

This is my best Christmas present! Thank you for the joy and optimism contained in this music!

[@codekhalil6437]

How? How did you guys create such masterpiece?? Especially since your other albums are so good! This is amazing. Teen angel and Forever, for you have been on repeat quite often for me. Instant classics, amazing writing. Lastly, this album makes me believe you guys can play any type of prog metal. You can shred, you can tone it down when needed. You have amazing chorus moments and very complex technical passages. You just simply don't need to. There is no group that has your distinct harmonic sound...and we are all grateful for it. Thank you Moon Safari.

[@chih-shengcheng1130]

I played guitar for 15 years , covered a lot of songs . It’s really hard to make what you really love to be a job. Every time I was exhausted, I played Moon Safari because that is the music I love . Thanks for the inspiration , I really need that kind of music to push me forward. I really hope one day we could have a gig together .

[@Sam_Utah]

My #1 2023. Vocal harmony alone is just better than anyone else out there. Accessible prog at its best.

[@IvoryCruzader]

From a long time fan - thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@catalinaron4163]

It's been a while since I listened to something so beautiful! Even from the first chords, I got goosebumps and it stayed that way until I finished listening! Thank you Moon Safari!

[@scintas]

No words can express my appreciation for your efforts. This truly is the band of the century. Thank you for sharing your artistic genius. Greetings from Las Vegas, NV USA

[@moonsafariofficial]

Many thanks!

[@MatthewHawkins-v2k]

Wow! In my opinion this is the best Moon Safari album yet. They managed to capture some of the old sound but still feel totally fresh. Fantastic work!

[@SpaceProgRock]

Magnific!!!!

[@ivanpavlovic1696]

Best prog album of the year, and I am a hardcore Haken and Riverside fan! Well done guys, well done!

[@chupeauxx]

What a music, my goodness!!!

[@andreusalvador1959]

Suenan de maravilla, seria fantástico verlos en directo. Come to Barcelona please!!

[@julianmcgee5741]

Oh my god. Sounds like best of scandinavia 1980s!

[@albertomateos5311]

Qué maravilla!! Sin duda alguna es el gran descubrimiento de esta década! Había oído el nombre de Moon Safari pero hasta hoy no me había parado a escuchar esta música que me recuerda a muchos y a su vez son únicos! Enhorabuena y muchas gracias por esta música!

[@h2roughtouch897]

I'm a new fan. First I listen Blomlijud around 2019-2020 when album end I feel OMG! it's the best album of 2000's for me that bring me back to 70's like great prog rock band like Yes. After that I listen every album I love Lover's End so much too also Lover's End Pt.3. I think that 3 masterpieces with great music, best harmony vocal.I'm glad that you come back for this studio album for first time in 10 years. Welcome back great band I Love track 7-9 so much.Thank you for the music you make it.

[@gaborfeher854]

great band , great music . Congratulations and thank you

[@michaelwood2814]

Really looking forward to the vinyl and cd release . I’m in moon safari heaven ❤️

[@argoperdana6823]

This album got me hooked, after I listened to this album, I instantly heard all your entire discography and fell in love with all of it. For me, this is my best music discovery in late 2023, and in that short time window until now, you guys have become one of my favorite band!

[@scotto132]

I've been looking for modern prog with this sound. Well done lads

[@LilHaseProductions]

This album is absolutely phenomenal. Preordered it on CD months ago and only just popped it in yesterday to start listening. Been listening to Between the Devil and Me and Teen Angel Meets the Apocalypse non stop. Absolutely love the "London" Beatles section in that + the late 90s/early 2000s yacht pop progression during 38:00

[@davunderthebluesky]

1. 198X (Heaven Hill) 2. Between the Devil and Me (3:53) 3. Emma, Come On (14:32) 4. A Lifetime to Learn How to Love (17:50) 5. Beyond the Blue (26:18) 6. Blood Moon (28:32) 7. Teen Angel Meets the Apocalypse (34:15) 8. Forever, For You (55:20) 9. Epilog (1:05:30)

[@marksink1652]

After the last song on your previous album, 'Sugar Band' -- that seemed to me a terrible self-parody... I only listened to it once, put aside the whole album for about 9 years,and when I finally gave another listen, pushed STOP before one note of the odious Sugar Band could start. (It will live on ONLY in my memory, of how a good band can betray itself and lose itself.) ...Seems you needed some time off, a few years, to rethink things, to grow, to escape the hole you were spiraling into -(that's my take, as an outsider, a fan, a fan of music). Those years of no output... time well spent ,it seems. MUCH revitalized, this album finds you. Best yet, in fact.

[@kvonribbenburg]

Can this post get pinned? Thanks.

[@d5uncr]

@@marksink1652 I suppose you really dislike Survivor's 'It's the Singer Not the Song' as well then. Because 'Sugar Band' is great - both musically and lyrically.

[@juanvega5725]

this work make the worth the waiting and deserve all my respect,all the greatness in vocals,songstructure and performing again,thanks guys

[@Drewgonzord]

Moon Safari has grown on me. Prog isn't usually the happiest genre. Sometimes you need to balance out the King Crimson and Pink Floyd with something aggressively happy.

[@moonsafariofficial]

Aggressively happy, very good!

[@johneargle6004]

Found a responsive source in the US to buy the album. Postal service tracking has it arriving later today!

[@robertharris6845]

Such an extraordinary album! Brilliant!

[@hinawadog]

we're so back, this will probably be one of my favorite albums of 2023, if only I discovered it sooner.

[@nick4500timesify]

This album has blown me away and that hardly ever happens. Fantastic harmonies great time changes and the musicianship is world class. First heard about Moon Safari listening to the Rogues Gallery years ago and unfortunately slipped my mind after a while but now thanks to the prog report podcast reminding me i am back. Great job guys i will be looking to see you in the UK sometime.

[@mrc1500]

Steered this way by a Danforth & Pape post and I am not disappointed. 198X blew me away. Will be enjoying this for a while. Flott greier!! ❤

[@JeffCooper10538]

Absolutely stunning work!!

[@Sdonasa]

Amazing album guys! My wife is also getting to know all the tunes, against her will, by my constant listening 🙂

[@kralli13]

Wow, just WOW!

[@moonsafariofficial]

😘❤️

[@crimso549]

Wow wow wow.......what a technicality, harmony, arrangements,,, speechless keep shining⭐✨, keep growing always love from 🇮🇳

[@runntum]

Thank you Thank you for this wonderful album.

[@lucabosio1073]

A musical highlight of 2023! AWESOME !!!

[@mattwinkett1808]

Incredible. Literally only just got into these chaps a few weeks ago!! Stunning stuff!

[@peterlofquist7193]

Århundradets prog-album !!!.. so far..

[@mellotronin54]

Another great Moon Safari album well worth the wait.

[@mellotronin54]

Just need a live date here in the UK. We saw the double header with Lazuli at the now no longer existing Borderline. And it was a great night.

[@kvonribbenburg]

Magical, as ever.

[@dickbutt7310]

Many years from now, people will listen to this and they will say "they don't make em like they used to" \m/ you guys fuckin rock

[@mariolafrance5806]

Worth the wait, 100 per cent !!!

[@Symphonicrockfran]

Thanks for this gift

[@claudiozuniga8567]

Extraordinario, maravilloso, fantástico, que Dios los bendiga.

[@Fiveash-Art]

Kind of reminds me of a mixed bag of pop 80's film scores .. One who comes to mind is a guy named Vince DeCola .. Rocky 4, Staying Alive, Transformers The Movie .. etc .. Also a touch of all sorts of adult contemporary pop from that era .,, Then of course stuff like Yes, ELO, and other prog stuff yada yada. Absolute cheese, but I love it. The musicianship is off the charts good. Gonna take my time with these guys.

[@orlandofernandez9548]

Fantastic group, awesome! Thanks for upload.

[@powerbeard5653]

too beautiful for this world

[@julienschmitt-sl8nn]

C'est du grand art ! Magic ! Merci !❤❤❤❤

[@kenjones6441]

Now this is proper modern Prog.

[@schechnera]

Just when I thought I had figured out my favorite album of 2023, you guys come and blow me away at the last minute. Outstanding in every way. But PLEASE don't make us wait another 10 years before the next one!

[@syjwg]

I will give it five snares for the best album of 2023! 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@grebkiw]

Ten years later... Awesom...